Monday, December 27, 2010

Hoping that ya'll all had a very Merry Christmas! Mine was wonderful and I'd like to thank everyone who stopped by and sent me warm holiday greetings. I'd also like to say merci beaucoup to my new followers and if I have not been by to see you, yet, it's just because I've been very busy cooking for and celebrating Christmas. This is my 300th post and I'd like to celebrate by giving away an awesome Cajun cookbook. "Something to Talk About", compiled by The Junior League of Lafayette is chocked full of wonderful Cajun and Creole delights and takes you through each season, as we celebrate them, here in South Louisiana. To be eligible to win, just leave a comment on this post and tell me that you're a follower. The winner will be randomly selected on January 1st and announced shortly thereafter.

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I am finalizing my menu for my New Year's Day, brunch buffet, but I just wanted to share a scrumptious dip recipe that I will be serving my guests, that I adapted from this cookbook. I will be using crawfish, but it also can be made with shrimp, and it is out of this world!

I also have an award that I'd like to pass along to some of my favorite blog buddies who never fail to make me smile.Kitty @ The Block was kind enough to present me with the "Making Smiles on Faces" award. Thanks so much, Kitty, for including me on your list for this special award. Kitty is a Louisiana gal and talented writer who is now living on the East coast, and if you haven't visited her fabulous blog, you're in for a real treat! Since there are no strings attached to this award, I would like to pass it along to the following bloggers who always put a smile on my face and make me laugh. Please pay them a visit, when you have time, and tell them that I sent you! (in no particular order)

38 comments:

Well what an honour! Thank you Marguerite for your most generous "Making Smiles On Faces Award". I shall treasure this because of all the Blogs in BlogLand this is one of the ones I like visiting most. You are such a gracious and lovely hostess - the hostess with the mostess! and sinfully delicious if I may say so. It is a real pleasure making you smile my fiend (shucks, better put that right, friend! LOL). This was indeed a surprise because I just popped round for another of your delicious Eggnogs. It may take a while but you'll make a cook and dancer out of me yet!! My congratulations to you upon receiving the award from Kitty and my congratulations also to my fellow recipients. Hugs ~ Eddie

Merci beaucoup! I am glad I make you laugh, but more important, I am glad I found your blog! YOU make me happy with all your up-beat posts. Also, thank you for following my blog and always giving me a comment.

Great giveaway! I would love to win this cookbook, I grew up with the Talk About Good ones from Lafayette J.L. and love those. My mom makes that red velvet cake recipe in there w/slight modifications and it's so good!

Congratulations on the 300th post! I've subscribed to your blog for a while and have made several of your recipes with great results. Even though I lived in Lafayette for five years I never got a copy of Talk About Good even though I always meant to so I just became a follower of the blog in the hopes that maybe I'll win one. Have a Happy New Year!

now wait a minute Marguerite, if ever a smile comes across my face, it is when I visit you... thank you for thinking of me though, I will forever be smiling now - one of my first cookbooks was the original Jr League on Lafayette's "Talk About Good' and it truly is ... my copy is so worn out, the pages are just stuck in and the binding is well shot but that does not keep me from reaching for it just about every week... glad to follow you, would do so anywhere and thanks for the dip recipe too

Hey mags... Hope you had a terrific Christmas. Been a bit.... odd around here (Jackie was very sick... now just a little sick), so I haven't been around the blog world as much as I like. But I think things are almost back to normal.

Wish you well for the year, and 300 is a great milepost.. Always fun to come see you!

Aww, shucks! Hope your holidays were a "delight"! I think bebe had a great first Christmas, and now that I'm getting back to blog land following the festivities, I'm catching up on posts. What a treat to see your blog award! Many thanks or as we say here in South Texas, Gracias! Congrats on your 300th! I look forward to trying many more recipes so keep 'em coming. They keep me connected to my Louzianee roots ; )

Cajun Delight is tops on my favorite blog listing - I totally love your recipes and it makes my Heart skip a beat everytime you mention your parties and Cajun music. Living so close to Louisiana (I'm a Texan) I delight in making Cajun food - fun for the tummy. Thank you so very much for your wonderful blog - just love your zest for Life.

Bonjour Marguerite , what a big honour the "Making Smiles On Faces Award" for me, thank you very much my dearest! I congrulate yours also with a big smile on my face. I will make my homework on the first week of January for my blog friends. Thanks again, wishing you a wonderful week, filled with love and happiness! See you next year-2011Love and hugs, Zhivago.

Well, of course, I would love to have that cookbook. Christmas was a lovely time and I used a couple of my New Orleans cookbooks for my appetizers. My "River Road Recipes" and "Talk About Good" is over 30 years old!!

Congrats on 300 and your award, lovely job :) And very nice list of bloggers you have awarded...Love the dip and the giveaway...both very cool :)Wishing you an amazing New Years celebration and a lovely 2011!Hugs

Hi, I found your blog thru Chef Dennis. I saw the word Cajun and ran right over here. Most people dream to go on a cruize, go to the beach, etc. My ultimate vacation is to visit Lousiana, just to eat and sample all of the great Cajun food I read about there. I make an awesome Crab/Clam Dip, a family tradition. Look forward to reading your posts, and would love to win the cookbook.

Thank you sweet friend!!! I am trying to catch up with all of my blogging buddies today....it's been a busy week.I would love to have the cookbook. Would you get me one and I'll send you a check.....it sounds like a great one to have on my shelf. Thanks again for the award!

That dip sounds really awesome! Would you believe that I actually forgot to check my reader for the past three days now? Talk about getting senile, that has to take the cake, I think. I couldn't figure out yesterday or today why I was finished with my regular computer type stuff so early every day lately until tonight, when it dawned on me -DUH! You forgot to check the reader, Dummy!Hope you have a very Happy New Year and thanks again too for being such a faithful reader of my paltry little blog! I really do appreciate it. I read all your posts but don't comment very often, I know. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy your posts -just that I'm in a relatively quiet kind of mode and have been for quite some time now.

Marg- Hi and welcome! So nice to meet you! Thanks, it's a great cookbook and I've made that red velvet cake, too. It is out of this world! Have a very Happy New Year!

Erika- Hi and welcome! So glad that you liked them and and thanks so much for trying my recipes. The Junior League of Lafayette's cookbooks are the best. Also, thanks for stopping by and for following! Good luck and Happy New Year! Wish you still lived here!

Drick- Merci beaucoup for your lovely comment, cher! Love your "over the top" blog and recipes, too! I have all three of their cookbooks and mine are well used, also. You're very welcome! Enjoy!

cwg- Thanks for your sweet comment and for stopping by! That's a great idea about the "drool cloth" award! lol I'll have to work on that. Have a great 2011!

Rosaria- Merci for your kind comment and wishes, cher! So glad that you enjoy them! Lots more to come in 2011! Happy New Year!

Dave- So good to hear from you and happy to hear that Jackie is feeling better. Wishing both of you a healthy, Happy 2011! Cheers, cher!

Woo hoo! A great Cajun giveaway, Marguerite! I love Junior League Cookbooks, they're the best. I am glad I am a follower of your blog with it's great recipes and music too. Happy New Year and I'm looking forward to another of Cajun wonders!

ellen- Thanks for your sweet comment and for stopping by, cher! I love to cook, but don't love the clean-up, so I understand. Cheers!

Joan- Hi and welcome! So glad that you like the recipe and hope that you try it. Thanks so much for stopping by and for following! Happy New Year!

Kitchen Witch- You're so welcome, cher! The Christmas video of cher be'be' had me smiling from ear to ear. Thanks so much for trying my recipes. So happy that you enjoy them. Cheers and Happy New Year!

doggybloggy- Hi and welcome to Cajun country! The dip is divine and I hope that you try it. Merci beaucoup for stopping by and for following! Great to have you here and hope you'll stop in often! Happy 2011!

Mary- Thanks so much for your lovely comment! It's a great recipe and I hope that you give it a try. You might have to substitute shrimp for the crawfish, though. Wishing you a wonderful New Year!

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Welcome to Cajun country and to my blog. I am a Cajun gal who was born and raised on the Bayou Vermilion. The area is rich in history and culture and is a very fun place to live. Fabulous cuisine, incredible music, and fun loving people with a joie de vivre, (love of life). You will learn about the Acadian French people and their culture, and best of all, you will learn how to prepare the world famous Cajun cuisine. Lassiez les bon temps rouler, cher!